Display carton



D. A. EMERSON April 17, 1928.

DISPLAY CARTON Filed April 8. 1926 vPatented Apr. 17, 1928.

UNITED STA-Tas DEAN A. Emnnson, or Danny, coimnc'ricor, nssrenonro min STAR -or DERBY, ooNNEc'rioU'r.

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Pin COMPANY,

v DIsPLAY onRT'oN.

Application fild April 8, 1926. Serial No. 100,629. i

This 'inventon relates to display cart-ons, and more particularly to a carton oomprising a container and cover, and having means'v secured to Lthe inner surface of the cover to support the carton in an inclmed position where the articles contained therein .may be displayed to view. v

It is customary in the sale Lof articles, particularly of small articles, to display them in the cartons or containers in which they are packed for shipment. As the contents of the container may be more readily seen When the latter is held in an inol'ined position, it is desirable to have some means for supporting the containers in such position. It vis contemplated in the presentinventmn to provide hinged supporting members so lsecured upon the inner surface lof the cover of the container that these supporting members mayL be turned abouttheir hinges to-a vertical or upstanding position and therev secured ;or looked so that the container or t-ray of the carton may rest against the inclined edges of these members and be supported in an inclined position. One object of my invention, therefore, is the provision of a display carton having hinged members secured to the inner surface of the cover thereof, which members may be secured in an upstanding position to support the container in an inclined position. I

Another obj eotI of the invention is the provision of a display carton having supporting ymembers secured to the inner surface ofthe cover thereof, the supporting members consisting of a section secured to the inner surface of the container and a hinged section swingable about the secured section so' as to be turned to an upst-anding position, andh claimed.

In the acoompanying drawings: I Fig. 1 is a perspective v1ew of a carton embodying my invention in display or open position; I

' Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cover thereo-f showing the supporting members or easel legs looked in upstanding position;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the cover showing one of the supporting members in inopera= coni tive 0; foided position standing position; r i

Fig; 4 is a vseotional view on line 4-4of and the other in up- Fig. 3. v

tangular container of the usual form, and

the cover 11 is designed .to fit closely thereon soas to form a covered reotangular box or i carton, which, when closed for shipment'pfor example, does not differ in appearance from the usual rectangular container. The cover 11 is provided with the usual side fla-nges 12. Upon the inner surface of the cover isseoured a pair of supporting members each c'omprisingl a section 13- secured fiatwise to the inner surface of the cover, and a section 14 hin'ged to theofir'st named section about f the Weakened or hingedlines 15 and 16. f'As shown at the right'in F ig. 3, When the cover is to be placed upon the box the section 14 may be folded downwardly against the inner surface .of the coverso as to occupy no more 1 'spaceI thanthe thickness of thev section 14,

which is practically negligible, so that theV cover will fit closely upon the/container. i

As also shown, more especially at the right in k. Fig. 3, the supporting member is cut through along the fullV lines 17, 18, 19 and 20,

and is provided With-Va hinge orweakened line;21. With. this construction, the only connection between the hinged section 14 Vand the fixed section 13V of theV supporting member is oons'tituted by the 'linesl and 16, so that the section 14 may be'readily' swung about its hinges to ocoupy an upstanding position in a vertical plane, as' shown at the 'left of Figi3'. i

-A hingedv looking by* cutting, entirely throughthe supporting member on the lines18, 19 vand 20, and by providing the* bingo line 21, this looking member ortonguebeing swingable about the hinge 21 into an .upstanding position, 'as shown in Fig. 4, in a vertical' plane substantially transverse to the plane of section 14 tion- It will be apparent that, due to the shape-of the Vout 20 and its junotion with the line 19, a recess-23 is. formed to receiv'e the lower4 edge of the section 1.4; In'practice member 22 is provided when the latter oocupies an upstanding posiv i the lines 17 and 18 Will be received in this recess When the looking tongue 22 is in vertical position, so tliatthere Will be an inter-v locking engagement between the member and thus any tendency of tlie tongue 22 to fall and release the supporting section 111 Will be prevented.

The tongue 22 is provided partially from the material of the secured section 13 and Vpa'rtially from the hinged section 14, so that When the latter section is in upstanding' position a part of tlie tongue member 22 Will lie i on either side thereof.

It Will be note'd that the supporting members consistiiig of the two sections 13 and l-f are separate elements secured to the inner surface of the container cover, so that this cover 4is not inutilated in any Way. As these rsupporting members Will usually be formed of car'dhoard, for instancc, they take up very little room Within the cover and do iiot prevent the latter litting closely upon the container itself. v

The 'operation of the device Will be more or less obvious from the foregoing description. 'In shipinent the hinged sections 14 vand the tongues 22 are foldeid flatly against the cover,gvvhich is placed upon the container inthe usual Way. When it is desired to display the articles within the container the hinged sections 14-. are turned into an upstanding position and the tongues 22 are thereupon sWung to a vertical position, thus looking the sectionsv 14 in place. Thecontainer may then be supported upon the inclined edges 211 of the sections 14, the front edge of the container abutting against and being held against forward movement by the side flange 12 upon the box cover. The tongues 22 may, of course, 'at any time be turned donivardly again to occupy a flat position against the cover and; thus release the hinged sections Vld-'so that they inay be folded against thocovei' and the cover placed on the container inthe usual Way;

' VVhile I have shown and described' a preferred enibodiinent of my invention, it Will be understoodthat it is not to be limited to all the details shown, hut is capable of modification and variation Within the-spirit-of the. invention and Within the scopeof the appended claims.

VVhat I claim is:

1. A display carton, comprisiiig a container and a cover therefor, and supporting' members secured to the inner surface of the cover, each of said supporting members comprising a section secured flatwise to the inner surface of the container cover, and a section hingedly connected to the first named section and adapted'to lie flatwise against the inner surface of the cover-When the latter is on the container, and to be swung to an upstanding position in a plane at right angles to said surface ofv the container to. support the latter yto display the contents thereof, said hinged section having an inclined free edge on Which the container is adapted to be supported in an inclined position, and means for releasably securing said hinged sections in upstanding position, said securing means maintaining said sections in such upstanding position When the container is lifted therefrom. i

A display carton, comprisinfga container and a cover therefor, and supporting members secured to the inner surface of the cover, each of said supporting members comprising a continuous section Secured flat- Wise to the inner surface Vof the container cover, and a section hingedly connected to the first nained section and adapted to lie flatwise against the inner surface of the cover When the latter is on the container, and to be sWung to an upstanding position in a plane at right angles tosaid surface of the container to support the latter' to display the contents thereof, said hinged 'section having an inclined free edge onrwhich the container is adapted to be supported in an inclined position, and means for releasably securing said hinged sections in upstanding position, said securingrmeans maintaining said sections in such upstanding position When the container is lifted therefrom', and said securing means comprising a tongue cut partially from the fixedV section of the ysuppor-tingl member Without breaking the Vcontinuity thereof. i i

3. A display carton, comprising a container and a cover therefor, and supporting members secured to the inner surface of the cover,*each of said supporting members cornprising asection secured flatwise to the inner surface of the container cover, and a section hingedly connected to the first iiamed section and adapted to lie flatvvise against the inner surface of the cover When the latter is on the container and to be swung to anupstanding position in a plane at right angles to said surface of the container to.

securingnieans inaintaining said sections in i sucli upstanding position When thecontainer is lifted therefroin, said cover having side flaiiges and said supportingl members being disposed Within the cover so'that When the container is placed thereon the front edge thereof rests against one of said flanges.

In vvitness vvhereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 3rd day of April, 1926.

DEAN A. EMERSON. i 

